Macron negotiates politically charged Napoleon commemoration
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05/05/2021 - 04:02
Macron is to seek a middle path between those who wanted a celebration of Napoleon, and others who called for a boycott. Ian LANGSDON POOL/AFP
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Paris (AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron is to lay a wreath at the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte to mark the 200th anniversary of his death on Wednesday after months of debate about the legacy of the country's most famous autocrat.
Macron waited until the last minute to announce his plans for the tricky bicentenary and is seeking to walk a middle path between those who wanted a celebration, and others who called for a boycott.